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Jeff Farrington
Jeff Farrington is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 30 from 2010 to 2017.
Farrington did not seek re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Biography
Farrington earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and master's degree in science of management from Walsh College. His professional experience includes working as a small business owner.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Farrington served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Financial Liability Reform |
| • Tax Policy, Chair |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
| • Workforce and Talent Development |
Campaign themes
2012
Farrington's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Through a tax code and regulatory system that doesn't pick winners and losers - but allows all to invest, compete and hire."
Focus On Education
- Excerpt: "This doesn't just mean throwing money at the problem (though proper funding is imperative), it means setting up K-12 to recognize the importance of an education directed toward skilled trades as well as a four year degree."
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "My perspective is that government should not be all things to all people. The role of governments should be focused on public safety, education, caring for the most unfortunate in society and infrastructure."
Voting record details
- List of all of Jeff Farrington’s roll call votes, bills introduced, and floor amendments from MichiganVotes.org (use site’s “advanced search” to narrow by date range, issue category and/or keyword).
Presidential preference
2012
Jeff Farrington endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Farrington served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Commerce |
| • Energy and Technology |
| • Financial Services |
| • Tax Policy, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Farrington served on the following committees:
| Michigan committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Services |
| • Commerce |
| • Tax Policy |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Jeff Farrington (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Diana Farrington defeated Michael Notte in the Michigan House of Representatives District 30 general election.[3]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Diana Farrington |
53.85% | 19,863 | |
| Democratic | Michael Notte | 46.15% | 17,026 | |
| Total Votes | 36,889 | |||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Michael Notte defeated John Spica in the Michigan House of Representatives District 30 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michael Notte |
77.21% | 2,453 | |
| Democratic | John Spica | 22.79% | 724 | |
| Total Votes | 3,177 | |||
Diana Farrington defeated Joseph Bogdan, Jackie Ryan and Michael Shallal in the Michigan House of Representatives District 30 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Diana Farrington |
40.01% | 2,287 | |
| Republican | Joseph Bogdan | 11.20% | 640 | |
| Republican | Jackie Ryan | 9.73% | 556 | |
| Republican | Michael Shallal | 39.07% | 2,233 | |
| Total Votes | 5,716 | |||
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Bo Karpinsky defeated Joseph Bogdan in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jeff Farrington was unopposed in the Republican primary. Farrington defeated Karpinsky in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Farrington Incumbent |
54.8% | 12,654 | |
| Democratic | Bo Karpinsky | 45.2% | 10,455 | |
| Total Votes | 23,109 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bo Karpinsky |
70.2% | 2,111 |
| Joseph Bogdan | 29.8% | 895 |
| Total Votes | 3,006 | |
2012
Farrington won election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 30. He defeated M. Shallal in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Joseph Bogdan (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Farrington Incumbent |
53.3% | 18,160 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Bogdan | 46.7% | 15,943 | |
| Total Votes | 34,103 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeff Farrington Incumbent |
86.8% | 5,109 |
| M. Shallal | 13.2% | 775 |
| Total Votes | 5,884 | |
2010
Farrington won election to the District 30 seat in 2010. He defeated David Bocek and Michael Shallal in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Ken Lampar (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12][13]
| Michigan House of Representatives, District 30 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeff Farrington (R)
|
15,732 | |||
| Ken Lampar (D) | 12,502 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Tea Party Scorecard
The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[14]
January 2011 - March 2012
Jeff Farrington received a 77% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[14]
Personal
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Farrington and his wife Diana have two children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Jeff + Farrington + Michigan + Legislature
See also
- Michigan State Legislature
- Michigan House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Michigan state legislative districts
External links
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Voting Record on MichiganVotes.org
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ "electfarrington," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Michigan Endorsements," February 15, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - Primary Election - August 07, 2012," accessed January 3, 2015
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Election Results - General Election - November 06, 2012," accessed November 29, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Michigan Votes, "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tory Rocca (R) |
Michigan House of Representatives District 30 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Diana Farrington (R) |
